Fisher Ends ’05 Right Where She Started – No. 1

The National 9-Ball Championship would belong to Korean star Ga-Young Kim however.  Kim knocked Fisher from the tournament, then went on to defeat Monica Webb in the semifinals and Vivian Villarreal in the finals 7-6.  It was Kim’s first Classic Tour victory of the year.

Fisher finished in 4th Place, but high enough to ensure she’d retain a firm grasp on the No. 1-ranking heading in to 2006.

The Duchess of Doom Allison Fisher capped off another stellar Tour season by retaining her No. 1 ranking for yet another year.  After a disappointing 4th Place finish in June at the Southeast Classic, Fisher was back at the top of her game in August when the Classic Tour made its annual stop in Peoria at the Par-a-dice Casino.

Fisher defeated Helena Thornfeldt in the finals for her fourth consecutive Midwest Classic title.  Jennifer Chen and Monica Webb tied for 3rd Place.

From there Fisher had her sights set on the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship in October.  Having not won the U.S. Open title since the turn of the millennium, Fisher was determined to bring the championship back from Albuquerque, N.M.  She did just that with a 7-6 victory over arch rival Karen Corr in the finals.  Monica Webb finished in 3rd Place.

In mid-November the tour headed North to the season-ending National 9-Ball Championship at the Chinook Winds Casino in Lincoln City, Oregon.  With a sizeable lead over No. 2-ranked Karen Corr, Fisher had a comfortable margin of error to retain the coveted top spot.

Allison Fisher on WPBA Super Team

The American Poolplayers Association and the Women’s Professional Billiard Association (WPBA) have formed a strong alliance over the years. APA proudly sponsors many WPBA televised events airing on ESPN and ESPN2. APA’s affiliation with the WPBA has contributed greatly to the popularity of the sport of pool as a competitive and entertaining activity enjoyed by a growing number of pool enthusiasts!

Now great pool action comes closer to home with the induction of the WPBA Super Team with Team Captain and APA spokeswoman—Allison Fisher! The APA and WPBA have teamed up to introduce the WPBA Super Team to broaden the promotion of pool, entertain APA members, and attract new poolplayers to our sport! The WPBA Super Team consists of several women pro players who are available to perform pool exhibitions for APA members in Local League areas nationwide. Check with your League Operator to find out if any of the women professionals from the WPBA Super Team are coming to your area!

WPBA Super Team Professional Poolplayers:

• Megan Minerich has combined her outstanding talent and desire to become ranked in the Top 25 in the world in just over a year!
• Melissa Little began her pro career after winning the 1999 WPBA Amateur National Championship. She has posted several Top 5 and Top 10 finishes which boosted her ranking to No.18 in the world!
• Tiffany Nelson began her pro career at the age of 14; she recorded a Runner-Up finish in a pro event that same year, and is currently ranked No.19!
• Ewa Mataya Laurance has won the U.S. Open, WPBA Nationals, and World titles, and been named Player of the Year multiple times. Ewa began her pro career in 1981 and has since been seen on David Letterman, Regis and Kathy Lee, and featured in the New York Times, People, and Sports Illustrated.
• Vivian Villarreal has been voted by the pool industry as The Favorite Player to Watch Compete. Her dynamic personality has developed a huge following. Vivian has won 12 WPBA titles since turning pro in 1991. In 1992, she was named WPBA Player of the Year. She is currently ranked No.5 in the world!
• Allison Fisher, the captain of the WPBA Super Team is, appropriately, the world’s most successful player. To-date, Allison has won eleven World Snooker titles, four World 9-Ball titles, seven WPBA National Championships and U. S. Open Championships, and has earned more than 40 professional titles since joining the WPBA Classic Tour in September 1995. She has won more money and appeared on more televised matches than any player in history. Allison will be wearing the APA logo and encouraging players everywhere to compete weekly in an APA League. Allison has recently begun sharing the knowledge she has gained over the last 15+ years through a series of World Champion Pool Schools. APA members are encouraged to take advantage of the poolplaying instructional classes that Allison will conduct at the Riviera Hotel & Casino during the 2003 APA National Team Championships.

The WPBA Super Team is an addition to APA’s current Fan Favorites Program, which also includes World Champion professional trick shot artist Tom “Dr. Cue” Rossman and renowned professional player Mike Massey. You can now experience the excitement of watching, meeting and interacting with a Pro in your local League area! Our group of Fan Favorites is sure to teach and entertain everyone.

Fisher and Hohmann Crowned at BCA Open

The 2005 BCA Open 9-Ball Championships crowned two new champions this afternoon at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV.  Allison Fisher and Thorsten Hohmann came through their final matches with aplomb to claim the titles.  Because the matches were taped for television by ESPN for airing in July, the races were shortened to 7, but the alternate-break rule still applied.

Fisher met three-time defending champion Karen “The Irish Invader” Corr in the first final match of the day.  In the error-fraught match, both players appeared to struggle, but down 4-2, Fisher finagled two 9 ball combos to tie the score.  They traded the next two racks, and then two final mistakes by Corr put Fisher in the winners’ circle 7-5.

In the men’s final, 2003 world champion Hohmann played Johnny Archer, another former world champ. This match was not nearly as close as the ladies’ was—Hohmann was in dead stroke, and Archer’s problems with his break held him back.  The German broke and ran the first rack and then capitalized o­n Archer’s bad luck to win game after game.  Finally, Archer left “The Hitman” a tough shot o­n the 8 that he made to reach the hill, and then Hohmann broke and ran the final rack to win the match 7-0.